Research Catalog

Title

Explorations and surveys south of Central Pacific R.R., War Department : preliminary topographical map embracing in skeleton a portion only of the notes from surveys made in accordance with Par. II Special Orders No. 109 War Dept., March 18th, 1871 and letter of instructions of Brig. General A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Eng'rs, dated March 23rd, 1871 / conducted under the immediate direction of 1st Lieutenant Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Eng'rs, assisted by 1st Lieutenant D.W. Lockwood, Corps of Eng'rs, and 2nd Lieutenant D.A. Lyle, 2nd U.S. Artillery, during the summer and fall of 1871 ; Louis Nell, chief topographer and draughtsman.

Author

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Publication

[Washington, D.C.?] : [U.S. Engineer Department?], [1872?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Nell, Louis
• Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905.
• Lockwood, D. W. (Daniel Wright)
• Lyle, D. A. (David Alexander), 1845-1937.
• United States. War Department.

Description

1 map; 70 x 54 cm

Alternative Title

• Preliminary topographical map embracing in skeleton a portion only of the notes from surveys made in accordance with Par. II Special Orders No. 109 War Dept., March 18th, 1871 and letter of instructions of Brig. General A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Eng'rs. dated March 23rd, 1871
• Explorations in Nevada and Arizona, U.S. Engineer Department
• Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US029.3.05

Subjects

• Southwest, New
• Southwest, New > Discovery and exploration > Maps
• Southwest, New > Maps
• Mining districts > Southwest, New > Maps
• Maps

Genre/Form

Maps.

Note

• Relief shown by hachures.
• Shows mining districts and trails in central and southern Nevada, southeastern California, central Arizona and southwestern Utah.
• "Note: This map is a hasty and partial compilation from the topographical data already received, many still remaining en route."
• Copy 2 filed with Nevada by date.

Indexed In (note)

• Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 1540-1861
• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Linking Entry (note)

• Appears in Corps of Engineers's Preliminary report of explorations in Nevada and Arizona. 1872.

Call Number

Map Div. 15-5358

OCLC

54631403

Author

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Title

Explorations and surveys south of Central Pacific R.R., War Department : preliminary topographical map embracing in skeleton a portion only of the notes from surveys made in accordance with Par. II Special Orders No. 109 War Dept., March 18th, 1871 and letter of instructions of Brig. General A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Eng'rs, dated March 23rd, 1871 / conducted under the immediate direction of 1st Lieutenant Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Eng'rs, assisted by 1st Lieutenant D.W. Lockwood, Corps of Eng'rs, and 2nd Lieutenant D.A. Lyle, 2nd U.S. Artillery, during the summer and fall of 1871 ; Louis Nell, chief topographer and draughtsman.

Publisher

[Washington, D.C.?] : [U.S. Engineer Department?], [1872?]

Cartographic Data

Scale 1:1,520,640. 1 in. to 24 miles (W 118°45ʹ--W 109°30ʹ/N 41°30ʹ--N 32°00ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 1540-1861, 1237

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 318, column c, row 1

Linking Entry

Appears in Corps of Engineers's Preliminary report of explorations in Nevada and Arizona. 1872.

Source

US029.3.05

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States District of Columbia Washington.

Added Author

Nell, Louis, surveyor, draftsman.

Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905.

Lockwood, D. W. (Daniel Wright)

Lyle, D. A. (David Alexander), 1845-1937.

United States. War Department.

Related To

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Preliminary report of explorations in Nevada and Arizona (OCoLC)83940810.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 15-5358